walking after curfew
afraid of my own shadow
on Nairm’s Spring’s edge

parting one point five
among the lavender
a myna feather
five k ruled radius
behind a fence
frayed bird of paradise
mask-less men at work
the seven sides of a stop sign
a grey gum forks
electric wires
my muzzled breath
distant school bell sings
suitcase on the nature strip
in roller-blade knee pads
an old man paints
the broken lock
on a gate that swings
stage four curfew
eight pm
rings around the August moon
3rd August 2020, Melbourne
dirty rain;
baby sparrow
dead on driveway
POST INDUSTRIAL SMS RENKU
inverts traditional conventions of haiku and merges Industrial rhythms with the SMS interactions of lovers. Press play on the link above to listen.
Produced by Rebecca Sullivan and Brett Gili.
dandelion clocks –
a forecast of wind
Out back rest stop
he waits in the car
the engine on
Banksia
bleeding
from my centre
He takes our photo
the horizon
is crooked
linen strips
a stain for a head
flowers cut into an imperfect circle